Ed and Clare Peters, whose home in the Baywood section of Brick was damaged by Hurricane Sandy, get help from a FEMA representative with insurance questions last month.Mark DiIonno/The Star-Ledger

TRENTON — Six federal disaster recovery centers that were scheduled to close by the end of this week will remain open now that the deadline for Hurricane Sandy survivors to file for assistance has been extended to April 1, federal officials said today.

That brings to nine the number of recovery centers open in New Jersey, down from a high of 38 after the Oct. 29 storm.

Federal Emergency Management Agency staff will be available at these centers to clarify letters, help find temporary housing, check on the status of applications or refer residents to other agencies for additional help.

Those centers, at the following locations, are open from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. weekdays and from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturdays: